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Delhi: Hockey Asia Cup 2025 is being played in Rajgir, Bihar. Where India has defeated China 7-0 and confirmed its place in the final. ( final) Indian players scored 7 goals. At the same time, no player from China could score a goal. Now on September 7, the Indian team will face South Korea in the final.
Indian players did wonders from the beginning
Indian hockey team players adopted an aggressive stance against China from the beginning and created continuous opportunities to score goals. Sahila Nand Lakra scored the first goal for India and gave the team the lead. After this, the morale of the Indian players increased and then Dilpreet Singh also scored a goal and put India ahead 2-0. Indian players completely destroyed China’s defense. India scored two goals in the first quarter.
In the second quarter also, the Chinese team looked under pressure and could not keep the goal for long. Mandeep Singh scored a brilliant goal on a penalty corner and did not give China any chance to come back. By half-time, India gained a 3-0 lead over China.
Abhishek scored two goals
After this, Rajpal Kumar and Sukhjeet Singh also scored goals for the Indian team. Sukhjeet did not make any mistake on the penalty corner and sent the ball straight to the goal post, dodging the Chinese goalkeeper. Abhishek scored two goals for India in the fourth quarter. He scored goals in the 45th and 49th minutes. India’s victory was confirmed only after his goal.
South Korea has won the title the most number of times
South Korea is the most successful team in the history of Hockey Asia Cup. The Korean team has won the Hockey Asia Cup title five times so far. On the other hand, the Indian team has won the Hockey Asia Cup trophy three times. Now on September 7, India will face the challenge of South Korea. Whichever team wins the final match. She will qualify for the Hockey World Cup 2026.
